And he's bringing famed defense attorney Bradford Cohen, a former contestant on The Apprentice reality TV show who's also been a frequent legal commentator on CNN, NBC and FOX.

Cohen successfully defended Van Winkle in 2008, when the Palm Beach County State Attorney's office dropped domestic battery charges after Van Winkle's wife recanted a statement and another witness came forward.

But now the celebrity attorney, who calls himself a "Courtroom Pugilist" under his Twitter handle @acriminallawyer, has another task: Van Winkle, 47, is facing burglary and grand theft charges following his Feb. 18 arrest.

Lantana police say Van Winkle — who's also achieved fame as a remodeling expert and real estate entrepreneur — since December took furniture, a patio set, a pool heater, bicycles and other items from a vacant home in the 100 block of North Atlantic Drive.

At the scheduled court hearing, prosecutor Lindsey Marcus is expected to tell Circuit Judge Samantha Schosberg Feuer about the filing of formal charges. Cohen, however, says he's working to get the issues amicably resolved.

"We continue to work on the case to come to a fruitful resolution," he said Thursday.

Van Winkle, who achieved stardom in 1990 with his hit song "Ice Ice Baby," is free after posting a $6,000 bond. He pleaded not guilty on Feb. 27, and has told a TV reporter that the matter has been blown out of proportion.

Lantana Police Chief Sean Scheller has said his department's investigation began after a call from the owner of the vacant home about possible squatters.

Van Winkle — who was rehabbing a nearby house for his TV show "The Vanilla Ice Project" airing on the DIY Network — initially approached officers on Dec. 26 while they were checking if anyone was staying in the vacant home illegally, according to an arrest report.

Van Winkle told police he had purchased the house and no one was allowed inside; but police later learned he hadn't bought it, according to the report.

Officers searched a home belonging to Van Winkle, found the missing items inside and returned them to their owner, police said. Van Winkle told police he found some of the items on the curb and assumed it was trash, according to the report.

On Van Winkle's DIY show, now in its fourth season, he and an entourage buy, fix up and resell mansions across South Florida.

In 2014, the Wellington Chamber of Commerce named Van Winkle "Outstanding Citizen of the Year" for his contributions to the community.

"Rob has always done an extraordinary amount of charity work," said attorney Cohen, whose clients have included rapper DMX, record producer Scott Storch, and basketball great Dennis Rodman. "He really is a good guy."